Translation: The viewers of the show responded well to the concept of a cat helping a strange little bald man select the winner of a singing competition, even though, as mentioned above, cats cannot judge singing competitions.

At the end of the show’s second season, the coach/judge decided to get rid of his popular cat sidekick.

Related: I always liked the second Aunt Viv more than the first one. She seemed nicer.

So, Ceelo is sportin’ a Moluccan Cockatoo. These parrots are very sensitive and can be needy, Sometimes they tend to self-mutilate (pluck themselves) when unhappy. I hope it wasn’t just a “fad” for him and I hope he takes very seriously the care and nurturing of this beautiful, intelligent and exotic bird.